Sympathy Lyrics – Declan McKenna Meaning & Facts By (Singles). You Can Watch This Video On YouTube While The Lyrics Are Written By Declan McKenna & Gianluca Buccellati. The Music Track Was Released Date :Jul. 6, 2023.
[Verse 1]
Sympathy, won’t you come around?
I don’t need the commotion
Usually, though I’m up and down
You just need rollercoasters
[Explanation of Verse 1]
The speaker is addressing “Sympathy,” a personification or perhaps a metaphorical representation of understanding or empathy. They express a desire for Sympathy to be present in their life, acknowledging their own fluctuations in mood but also implying that rollercoasters (likely metaphorical for ups and downs) are all Sympathy needs.
[Pre-Chorus]
Good-goodness me, all you talk about
Is how you’ll beat all the others
Sympathy won’t come around
So make peace and discover
[Explanation of Pre-Chorus]
The speaker reflects on conversations where others boast about outdoing each other. They seem to suggest that this competitive and boastful nature is futile and counterproductive, urging for a discovery of peace instead.
[Chorus]
Why you make it up?
Party on and tear it down (Down, ooh)
Don’t you wanna get it on? (On, yeah)
Everybody believes you now
[Explanation of Chorus]
The chorus questions the necessity of fabricating situations (“make it up”) and engaging in destructive behavior (“tear it down”), suggesting a desire for genuine connection (“Don’t you wanna get it on?”) and highlighting the power of perception (“Everybody believes you now”).
[Verse 2]
I can see what you’re all about
You don’t need to be clever
If you don’t speak your thoughts aloud
You just feel them forever
[Explanation of Verse 2]
The speaker asserts their ability to see through superficiality, implying that true understanding doesn’t require cleverness but rather authenticity.
[Pre-Chorus]
Good-goodness me, all you talk about
Is how you’ll beat one another
Sympathy is gonna come around
So make peace and discover
[Explanation of Pre-Chorus]
Similar to the first pre-chorus, the speaker critiques the culture of competition and emphasizes the inevitability of empathy (“Sympathy is gonna come around”).
[Chorus]
Why you gotta make it up?
Party on and tear it down, down
Don’t you wanna get it on?
Everybody believes you now
[Explanation of Chorus]
Reiterated chorus, emphasizing the cyclical nature of behavior and the longing for authenticity.
[Bridge]
You don’t need to be clever
You don’t need to be clever
You don’t need to be clever
[Explanation of Bridge]
A repetition of the idea that cleverness is unnecessary, suggesting that honesty and sincerity are more important.
[Outro]
(Sympathy’s gonna come around)
(You don’t need to be clever)
(Sympathy’s gonna come around)
(You don’t need to be clever)
(You don’t need to be clever)
(You don’t need to be clever)
[Explanation of Outro]
The outro echoes the notion that empathy will eventually manifest (“Sympathy’s gonna come around”), emphasizing again the idea that cleverness is not essential.